Agenda item

In accordance with Council procedure rule 8, to receive reports from Cabinet Members moved en bloc.  Members of the Council may ask up to 4 questions of Cabinet Members on their reports and portfolio areas.

The order of putting questions shall commence with a Member from the largest opposition group, proceeding in descending order to the smallest opposition group, then non aligned members, followed by a Member from the ruling group. This order shall repeat until the time for questions has elapsed or there are no more questions to be put. 

The period of time for putting questions and receiving responses shall not exceed 60 minutes for all Cabinet Members and the Leader

Climate Change and Biodiversity – Councillor M de Whalley

Planning and Licensing – Councillor J Moriarty

Environment and Coastal - Councillor S Squire – To follow

Finance – Councillor C Morley

Events and Open Spaces– Councillor B Anota – To follow

People and Communities – Councillor J Rust

Deputy Leader Business and Culture – Cllr S Ring

Leader - Councillor A Beales

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Councillor Beales presented the Cabinet members reports.  Updates were given by Cabinet members.

Councillor de Whalley gave an update to his report on the West Lynn Ferry.

Councillor Moriarty gave an update to his report correcting the date of the CIL Panel as 17 February rather than March, and on the performance on the Council’s Housing Delivery Target the results of which had been challenged as the large number of static holiday homes had been included in the 2011 census figures. Discussions were continuing with ONS and the Ministry.

Councillor Ring updated Council on the future of the Carnegie building being leased to the Garage Trust.

Cabinet Members answered questions on the following matters:

·         The Florence Fields wildlife site

·         Bringing empty homes back into use in the borough.

·         West Lynn ferry future funding.

·         Festival Too

·         Planning Committee training

·         Garage Trust and Marjorie Kemp Trust accommodations.

·         Councillor’s court appeal challenge against Standards ruling. (Councillor Ware left the meeting during discussion on this item)

·         The review of council grants

·         Late cabinet members reports

·         Consideration of packages available for tourists to the area.

·         The number of new homes required to be built in the borough under new government rules.

·         Improvements being planned to borough cemeteries due to the rise in water levels.

·         IDC processes going forward.

Councillor Moriarty undertook to respond to Councillor Devulapalli on the encouragement of taxi drivers to transition to green vehicles. 

Councillor de Whalley undertook to respond regarding the inspection routines for the Ferry.

At this point the meeting had sat for 3 hours so the meeting closed.